construction paper

noun

Thick colored paper that can be cut to make designs, models, etc.

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Meanings

nounconstruction paper (usually uncountable, plural construction papers)

plural construction papers

  1. uncountableusuallyThick colored paper that can be cut to make designs, models, etc.

    Sam ran over to his little desk in the corner and started to trace his hand onto a sheet of yellow construction paper.

    2013, Stuart Stutzman, Marginally Fictitious

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sugar paper

Translations

Finnish askartelupaperi
  • askartelupaperithick colored paper
Irish páipéar siúcra
  • páipéar siúcrathick colored paper
Italian carta da zucchero
  • carta da zuccherothick colored paper
Japanese 画用紙
  • 画用紙 (gayōshi)thick colored paper
Polish papier kolorowy
  • papier kolorowythick colored paper
Spanish cartulina
  • cartulinathick colored paper
Cite this entry
APA

construction paper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construction%20paper

MLA

“construction paper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construction%20paper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “construction paper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construction%20paper.

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